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Dr. Davaasambuu Ganmaa of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts has revealed that there is no association between coffee and tea consumption and the risk of breast cancer. The decade long study claims that it is a myth that coffee and tea elevate the risk of breast cancer. Ganmaa and colleagues assessed coffee, tea, and caffeine consumption among 85,987 women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study and who were between 30 and 55 years old at the start of their study.
Dr. Ganmaa proclaimed that both coffee and tea are remarkably safe beverages when consumed in moderation. The researchers found no risk of breast cancer among women who reported drinking four or more cups of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee or tea per day, compared with those women who drank less than one cup daily. They also took into account other factors which are potentially associated with breast cancer such as, age, smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, family history, body mass, menopausal status, number of children and history of hormonal therapy.
